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In the continuing adventure, today as I was retracting the Jib - nice and easy - I had a line break. The one that controls "IN" on the Jib Cylinder. It is amazing how fine the spray can be and how far it goes! What was really amazing was how quickly I got up out of the gondola, took three steps across the bed, two more steps down and one big leap up into the cab of the truck. Hit the power switches, grabbed the transmission shifter and the power divider at almost the same instant. The second the power divider came forward - the geyser stopped!!
Strange how it works. I had been eyeballing hoses. Been thinking there were a few that needed to be replaced - or at least checked for soft spots. Not any more. The one I was a little concerned about - yep, it's definitely a problem.
I guess the good news is that some of my truck looks like it was freshly painted. Better part is that I managed to stay dry. Couple of pictures below for the entertainment value only. Rocks are about 20 feet from the truck. Too bad I didn't have an audience that was recording me...
![Hydraulic Hose Failure 01.jpg Hydraulic Hose Failure 01.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/554/554872-c6eb3c0f6629a5d0dc0bb2c850e969ef.jpg)
![Hydraulic Hose Failure 04.jpg Hydraulic Hose Failure 04.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/554/554875-fda0130a43b2331f0f8ec43b933c388b.jpg)
Strange how it works. I had been eyeballing hoses. Been thinking there were a few that needed to be replaced - or at least checked for soft spots. Not any more. The one I was a little concerned about - yep, it's definitely a problem.
I guess the good news is that some of my truck looks like it was freshly painted. Better part is that I managed to stay dry. Couple of pictures below for the entertainment value only. Rocks are about 20 feet from the truck. Too bad I didn't have an audience that was recording me...
![Hydraulic Hose Failure 01.jpg Hydraulic Hose Failure 01.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/554/554872-c6eb3c0f6629a5d0dc0bb2c850e969ef.jpg)
![Hydraulic Hose Failure 02.jpg Hydraulic Hose Failure 02.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/554/554873-03da9312127ccc258aeb5807ec3ac5b6.jpg)
![Hydraulic Hose Failure 03.jpg Hydraulic Hose Failure 03.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/554/554874-c0e7ea7fd7e1bf38a4e1e5770a340f68.jpg)
![Hydraulic Hose Failure 04.jpg Hydraulic Hose Failure 04.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/554/554875-fda0130a43b2331f0f8ec43b933c388b.jpg)